Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict Vintage:2023 quinine and a whiff of

quinine and a whiff of just sliced citrus

Castelnuovo dell'Abate

with abundant balsamic aromas and notes from the woodspice and smoke with an ashy touch

grainy tannins with oodles of freshness and epic persistence

fig and cedar

Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict Vintage:2023 quinine and a whiff ofThe 2017 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is a singular, gorgeous wine, made from the second set of vines planted on the site, with about 50% whole cluster. "The really old vines are planted east west, so I don't like those," says Jim Clendenen. "We don't use much whole cluster anymore, but that's what gives this its spice." Pale to medium ruby, it has a nose of perfumed red and black cherries, star anise and tree bark, feeling a touch